Corset or foundation garment



J. J. KlsPER-lj CORSET OR FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed oct. 14, 1941 '3 sheets-sheet 1 f .....N .....................vm.ie u O 3 IIIAIIIII IN VEN TOR. c7, /f/aPf/P,

Jan. 25, 1944.

J. J. KlsPER-r 2,340,245

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IIIIDMIMHIHIUMIXH Patented Jan. 25, 1944 UNITE-:o STATES PATENT OFFICE (iV Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in the'eenst-ruetion of corsets;V -foi-mdation garments, andthelike,v Y

Attire present time; corsets smoother-'garments of this character are ma-mxfaetn'red in standard sizes and itis necessaryior 'a merehantto stock alLsizes-in'order that customers mayjbe'tted'.

requires a large'stock' and ever-1 then, diffrouityis often experienced in-fitting a' customer who may have-a Waist yof a certair-i sizebut hips whichY are out ofl proportion to the waist measurement-.- Thereforma corsethaving-thedesired waist measurement vvwill not' t -properiy` vabout the hips', dueto fitship measnrementv beings/toe lezrgeorsstoo small; -Corsets and foundation-garments `aenovr made are not readily* adjustable and salesare-iiequentlyflost; due togthe factthat the .merchant does nothave in -stock-acorsetl of theN standard `sizetoA fit the .customer or the customer. cannot be tted witha corsetof standa'rdJsiZe-and. must purehaseaeustom made corset inorder to secure agooditr Y v Therefore; one-obj ectof: the present inventionist to: provide a.. corset vorA foundation garment-of such construction.thattemporary#stitchingat-Yits sides' may-bbc rippec.out` annif/.thee garment: tirenv adistedtopproviclera.garment-or the; proper-'size and Asewe'df.with permanent stitching.-` -Itlwill thus:- hseenthatia manuiactnrerma;r` produce thegaamentsfzinisizeagroups; V.each garment-coverh` mgfca-n1nnbergofistandardisizesg and the merchant cam carryl .a small :stock-'Janditl customers= ef verlouse'si'zes. bnf-selecting. ai garment rrornf tlv-ie properfszesgroup .and .readily altering. .iti -to fit theecustocrner'.V fv Anotherrohject' of the. invention1 is to provide aaigarn'ent ofi thischarar'cten havingy overlapped sectimis `.temporarily .sewed to each other; one sectiontbeingxprorided: with gauge markings; for indicatingfithe.' proper. .overlap1-.or` the companion section; in z order: tconvertthe .garment to the desiredgsizez.

.Another object-.ot .the:inven1ion-is to so farrange the.gauge.; markings .that .theyfarel in the formjtof .stitching whi'chdivergestoward the'zglowernedge, :of-itnezgarme'ritsize'z markings bengeproridecnat: lonen ends .off tneg'auglines erwgt;Qlgfoimdtion:garmenmvhichzielreadily 55' adjustablefrfor a predetermined size and; when adjusted-andfsecured'-by'permanent stitching,y will be smooth. andfnot bulkly.

Another object or theinvention is to providev a foundation garment of' such construction that it may-'have a brassire forming aportion thereof adjusted" for size as well. as the body of the gar# ment being adjustable for' waist-and hip measurements.

In the accompanying drawings-i y vlilig lIi's a'eview-1ooking-`attheoutside ofa corset offiz-lie improvedconstruction AbigsiU atgviewsirnilrtolilig. l3, showing the mannen-1nwhioli anadjustmentis made for predetermined'hipmeasureinent.

Figlisfariragmentary view showing the manner in-wlIi-ioli the'adjnstablesections of the corset are initiadlyoverlapped and temporarily secured. 'Fig-L65 a'i-ragmentary View looking at inner surfaceso lower portions of the-overlapped portionsfo niet orset-.C`r` ^I Eigj? saitieiwlooking-latthe outer side of a foundationi .garment having theA improved constructions I Eigisai-f meitrwyviewlshowinga -m-odied construction i l v I Figlgi Viewshwn-g the-'sections of' Fig: 8 seemedztogether itil-their initial position of `adjustment. l

- `Fte: -Ii'is'asection'all-viewon the line lll-H) ofsEgi Figs; llsfthrough 14S are-I diagrammatic Views iliustratingsfsize:l groups obtainable with corsets an* enlarged' scale Aconstructed in accordance with -thisinvention '"s'Thereorsetfillnstratedlin Figs... lthrough 6- of the drawingsfmay; be formed-fof any'suitable material arrdasilaia-bao's-sectioi'i- I and front sec-tions 2 whiche-navettlieir :inner v orfre'arside' edge .portions semmedslto. side edge. portions' of the! back section ond.luv together: ttherewitlrit formingside nvportions fonfthercorsetri" Ittisunder-'stoodv4 that -the sections V'Az-are :provi'dedgwith4 -tlie'- usualf stays and thatawhile; the: sections Z vhave*been shown providedzwitlrauxniarynaps. 2.5, these 'flaps may -be dispensecr'with, .if/desired; orother flaps,v girdles;4 ordine iikeincorporatedwitlr these' sections;`

At theepresentrti'ine; '-itiisf customary to -manufacture .corsets -ofaycertein rpredetermined size,l eachi-'corset .retaini-ngfits original size-'or Waist and hip measurement; f 'Thereforeit lis;necessary fonziemerchantftopurehasea #large-stools 'of corupper ends intersecting at the waist line.5 of the .a

corset, which may be its upper edge r spaced downwardly therefrom, according to the type and style of corset.

These lines of stitching are readl garment of the improved construction. In this embodiment of the invention, the garment has a back section 9 formed with side panels or subsections I0 and I I, the side panels having stitches therein denoting gauge lines I2 corresponding to the gauge lines 4. The side sections are overlapped by inner or rear side edge portions of the front sections I3 andthe side section I4 and the overlapping portions of these sections are initially temporarily stitched tothe rear section centrally ofthe groups of gaugelines I2. v Whenthe garment is to be fitted to a customer, the waist and hip measurements of the customer are ascerily distinguishable from each other and may be of contrasting colors so that they may be easily followed when side edge portions of the back section are disposed in overlapping relation to the front sections and sewed tothe same by lines `of temporary stitching 6, or permanent stitching l. Each group of gauge lines covers a size range of g.

several inches in the hip measurement and, initially, the overlapping portions of the front sections are so disposed that their inner side edges follow the central gauge line, indicated by the numeral 4 in Figs. 11 through 14, and designated neutral zone in these figures. The front sections, when so overlapped, are secured by the temporary stitches B which may be termed basting stitches, as they are of light thread and can easily be ripped out.

When a. customer is being fitted, the attendant selects a corset of the proper waist measurement and, after applying it, ascertains whether the hip measurement is correct, or the customer may be measured for waist and hip measurements before the corset is applied. If it is found that the corset as originally assembled is the correct size at the waist and about the hips, it is merely necessary to secure the overlapped portions of the front sections by lines of permanent stitching. When, however, it is found that the hip measurement of the corset is too large or too small, the front sections are ripped loose from the back section and shifted to a position in which their inner side edges follow a gauge line 4 to provide a corset of the proper hip measurement.V Permanent stitching 1 is then applied to firmly secure the front sections. This can: be done in a few minutes and produces, in effect, a custom-made corset which fits properly and will be comfortable when worn and impart the desired compression and uplift. Size markings 8 are provided at lower ends of the gauge lines 4 in order that the proper gauge line for a corset having a predetermined hip measurement may be readily identified and followed when applying the detached front section and permanently sewing it to the rear section.

Referring to Figs. 11 through 14, it will be seen that a corset of the group sizes shown in Fig. 11, has a waist measurement of twenty-nine inches and a hip measurement between thirty-sevenand forty-one inches. The corset of the size group shown in Fig. 12 has a thirty-one inch waistand isfrom thirty-nine to forty-three inches about thehips. The corset of Fig. 13 has a -waist measurement of thirty-two inches and a hip. measurement of between forty and forty-four inches, and that of Fig.` 14 has a thirty-seven inch waist and between forty-five and forty-nine inches about the hips. These are -merely examples of size groups and it is to be understood that in manufacture, other groups of predetermined waist and hip measurements may be provided.

A In Fig. 7 there lhas been showna foundation tained and the sections I3 and I4 then ripped loose and shifted across the side panels of the rear section to dispose their rear side edges along the proper gauge lines where they are secured by, permanent stitching. At lower ends of the gauge lines the inner surfaces of the side panels are provided with size markings for hip measurements and, at the intersecting upper ends of these gauge markings, the waist measurement of the garment is marked upon inner surfaces of the side panels. At its top, the foundation garment carries a brassire except that it has auxiliary sections I6 and Il, the rear ones IB of these auxiliary sections being carried by the upper portion of the back section 9 of the garment and marked with gauge lines I8 and the front ones Il of the auxiliary sections being disposed in overlapped relation thereto and initially secured by temporary stitching. By this arrangement, the'brassiere may be adjusted for size and the sections Il permanently secured after being disposed in predetermined overlapped relation to the sections I6 with their inner side edges extending Aalong the proper gauge lines I8.

Instead of merely overlapping the companion sections and disposing the inner side edge in position to extend along a selected gauge line sewed into the other section, the construction shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 may be employed. Referring to these figures, it will be seen that the rear section I9 has a group of gauge lines 20 stitched into it and it will be understood that size 4markings are provided at lower ends of these lines to indicate hip measurements and, at their intersecting upper ends, will be provided the waist measurements of the garment. The companionsection 2| of the garment, instead of consisting of a single ply, has inner and outer plies 22 constituting walls of a pocket 23 into which the section I9 fits, as shown in Figs. 9 and l0. The section I9 is freely slidable into and out of the pocket when unsecured and when'initially inserted, is secured by a line of temporary stitching-M which holds the section I9 Within the pocket with the outer side edge of the section 2| along the center gauge line. After thehip measurement of the customer has been ascertained, the temporary stitching is ripped out,- the sections shifted to position disposing them in proper overlapped relation to each other, and the sections permanently sewed to eachother. In eitherembodiment of the overlapped 'adjustment, the overlapping portions have smooth face to face engagement with each other'` and no 'bulges or the like will appear through a dress.` It should befurther noted that in case rubber in the garment should become unduly stretched before the garment is worn out, the adjustable sections may be ripped loose, proper adjustment made, and stitching applied to secure the sections in adjusted position. v

The fact that the section I9 fits within a pocket provides a stronger connection, as there are three layers of material sewed together and, since the plies 22 are united to each other, they are not liable to catch and be accidentally torn loose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a garment of the character described, companion sections disposed one in overlapping relation to the other, one section being provided with a group of gauge lines converging and intersecting at the waistline of the garment, the other section being initially disposed substantially midway the width of the group of gauge lines and temporarily stitched to the first mentioned section whereby the said sections may be detached from each other andthen shifted to a predetermined position of adjuistment and ipermanently secured, said position being determined by one of said gauge lines.

2. In a garment of the character described, a body having companion vertically extending sections, one section being overlapped by the companion section and provided with a groulp of converging longitudinally extending gauge lines intersecting intermediate their ends at the waist line of the garment and at one end defining possible hip measurements within the scope of the group of lines, and means for temporarily securing the sections in overlapped face to face engagement with each other with the side edge of the overlapping section following one of the gauge lines.

3. In a garment of the character described, a body having companion vertically extending sections, one section being formed with a pocket having inner and outer walls and open along its outer side edge, the other section extending into the pocket and being provided with gauge markings converging at the waist line of the garment for indicating a permanent waist measurement of the garment, said markings indicating possible hip measurements within predetermined limits, and temporary stitching for initially securing the last mentioned section in the pocket and permitting ripping loose thereof for adjustment to an ascertained hip measurement.

4. In a garment of the character described, a body having companion vertically extending sections, one section having a side edge portion overlapped by the adjoining side edge portion of the companion section and provided with a group of vertically extending gauge lines, a line at the center of said group being disposed perpendicular to the lower edge of the garment and constituting a neutral zone and lines at opposite sides of the center line constituting adjustment lines extending upwardly in converging relation to the center line and crossing said center line at approximately the waist line of the garment and then diverging upwardly at opposite sides of the center line, a size marking at the point at which said gauge lines intersect designating a permanent waist measurement, size markings at ends of said gauge lines designating anticipated adjustments within the scope of the group of gauge lines, and temporary stitching securing the overlapping section upon the overlapped section in a neutral position disposing its side edge even with the said center line. A

5. In a iigure-controlling garment, means for facilitating the fitting thereof to an individual figure comprising adjacent garment sections in overlapping relation, one being provided with a group of converging gauge lines indicating the proper overlap for a group of different dimensions, and the other being temporarily secured by a line of basting stitches to the first, with Y its edge following the gauge line indicating normal figure proportions, whereby said sections may readily be detached from each other, adjusted to the gauge line indicating the predetermined dimension which departs from normal figure proportions and then secured together in adjusted position by permanent stitching.

6. In a garment, companion sections having adjoining side edge portions disposed one in overlapping relation to the other, the said side edge portion of one section being provided with a vertically disposed group of gauge lines converging toward and intersecting at one end of the group, a line midway the group being a neutral line, and the other section having its side edge initially disposed along said neutral line and temporarily stitched to the iirst mentioned section whereby the sections may be ripped apart and then shifted transversely to a predetermined position of adjustment determined byk another one of the gauge lines and permanently secured along the last mentioned gauge line.

JOSEPH J. KISPERT. 

